Running Therapy

This is a story of how running saved my life. (that sound a bit exaggerating, but somehow its true :p)

I started running few years back. I was really heart broken at that time. I mean really really heart broken. I just broken up with my boyfriend. I can't accept the fact that we were over. I felt lonely. I felt like a loser. I felt helpless. And i cried a lot. I cried while i bath, while i eat, while i do nothing. Yeap i cried most of the time till my eyes were swolen.

At one point i felt so tired of feeling sad. Like I'm crying for no point. I figured life goes on. He was a jerk and does not deserve me at all. What's the point of crying over someone who hurt me? The best revenge is to move on and be happy. So I tried to do lots of things to distract myself. I kept myself busy. I even googled how to survive a breakup. Oh so pathetic me haha.

Out of all i found running as the best therapy. I even cried while i ran. Few times not once. But i felt better each time. The more i ran i felt like I was farther away from those sad memories. Its like i was running away from my past. I felt stronger. I felt brand new.

I started joining many running events. And completing each run is one kind of achievement for me. Yes its tiring. When you're really tired, its not your physical strength that pushes you forward. Its your mental strength. You have a choice. To keep running or give up. And if you choose to push yourself, reaching the finishing line will make you feel that sense of satisfaction. Things about running is that your heart is pumpin hard and you'll always feel good about about yourself afterwards.


I remember my most played song on my mp3 at that time was Christina Perri's Jar of hearts. The song actually relates to my feelings and situation I was going through. I played this song over and over while running. This song inspired me to convert those sad, like a loser feeling to angry, powerful and in control of my own emotion.

Well it took me almost 1 year and more than 100km of running to make me proudly say I am ok, I moved on. So yeah that's how running saved my heart. Putting back those broken pieces.

So guys and girls, go run!! Its cheaper than going to the therapist.

Run baby run and never look back <3